The Randstad
1 day ago
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Backend Engineer

Catawiki

Backend Engineer

Catawiki is seeking a Backend Engineer to join one of its Demand, Supply, or Fulfilment verticals in Amsterdam. The role involves building scalable microservices in a hybrid Agile team, requiring 7+ years of software development experience and 3+ years with customer-facing products. Candidates must be based in the Netherlands; no visa sponsorship or relocation support is available.

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

The Randstad, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid role based in Amsterdam, minimum 2 days per week at Amsterdam HQ

Experience Required

7 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7+ years of software development experience; 3+ years with customer-facing products

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)
RubyObject-Oriented ProgrammingMicroservicesAPI designSQLRelational databasesHigh availabilityLow latencyConsistencyAgile
Soft Skills
CommunicationCollaborationOwnershipInitiativeSolution-oriented thinkingOpenness to feedbackCuriosityCustomer focus

Key Responsibilities

  • Build end-to-end by designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and improving scalable microservices and features.
  • Own what you deliver, taking responsibility for the quality, resilience, and maintainability of your team’s services throughout their lifecycle.
  • Collaborate across disciplines while closely working with product designers, product owners, and frontend, backend, and mobile engineers to share ideas and deliver product innovations.
  • Improve how we work, identifying opportunities to make our engineering processes more effective and efficient.
  • Strengthen our engineering culture by documenting and advocating for development best practices across the team.
  • Raise product quality by fixing bugs and refactoring the codebase where necessary to keep our products reliable and maintainable.
  • Learn and experiment by testing new technologies and participating in Technical Week.
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